Tag: House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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House Democrats, GOP hint at bipartisan support for renewed infrastructure talks

U.S. House Democrats are calling for a $760 billion boost in infrastructure funding over the next five years but want to hear from the White House first before discussing how to pay for it. “This framework is an opportunity to get our existing infrastructure working again and fund new transformative projects that will create an […]

February 3, 2020

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Balderson tapped to serve on House T&I committee

Congressman Troy Balderson of Ohio was tapped by the House Republican Steering Committee to serve on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

January 23, 2019

Roadbuilding

Closer to E than F and heading for B

Let’s say you are rolling down the highway and watching the gas gauge on your dashboard as you go. You see it steadily going down. You are aware that it is heading to E. You roll on. It gets inevitably closer to E. You know if you don’t stop and fill up it will hit […]

August 1, 2013

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Sanford joins House Transportation Committee

The House of Representatives today approved recently-elected Congressman Mark Sanford (R-SC) to be appointed to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, officials announced today. According to a report from The Hill, Sanford, who was elected as a representative of South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District in a special election in May, will join the committee […]

June 13, 2013

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Shuster confirmed as House T&I Committee chair

The House of Representatives officially confirmed Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) as chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I), according to a Jan. 3 announcement from the House. Shuster also announced the full Committee Republican membership. The Republican Members of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for the 113th Congress are as follows: Bill […]

January 4, 2013

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Take Two: House passes another SAFETEA-LU extension

The House of Representatives passed the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II, on April 18 by a vote of 293 to 127. Included in the extension is language to transfer the authority to approve the Keystone XL pipeline project from the Department of State to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Under the […]

April 18, 2012

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Take Two: House passes another SAFETEA-LU extension

The House of Representatives passed the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II, on April 18 by a vote of 293 to 127. Included in the extension is language to transfer the authority to approve the Keystone XL pipeline project from the Department of State to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Under the […]

April 18, 2012

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GAO report: States received more highway money than contributed

The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure reports that during the course of the last multi-year surface transportation authorization, better known as SAFETEA-LU, from 2005 to 2009, every state received more funding for highway programs than what they contributed to the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. The report […]

November 1, 2011

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GAO report: States received more highway money than contributed

The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure reports that during the course of the last multi-year surface transportation authorization, better known as SAFETEA-LU, from 2005 to 2009, every state received more funding for highway programs than what they contributed to the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. The report […]

November 1, 2011

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Congress reaches deal to end FAA shutdown

After a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that left 4,000 transportation and construction workers temporarily furloghed, Congress has reached a bipartisan compromise that after the Senate approved the margin. The Budget Control Act of 2011 has been sent to President Obama for his signature. The bill raises the debt ceiling, protects the […]

August 4, 2011

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Congress reaches deal to end FAA shutdown

After a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that left 4,000 transportation and construction workers temporarily furloghed, Congress has reached a bipartisan compromise that after the Senate approved the margin.

August 4, 2011